DocumentCode
1007519
Title
The Sparkless Sphere Gap Voltmeter
Author
Sorensen, Royal W. ; Hobson, J.E. ; Ramo, Simon
Author_Institution
Calif. Inst. of Tech., Pasadena
Volume
54
Issue
6
fYear
1935
fDate
6/1/1935 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
651
Lastpage
656
Abstract
Sphere gaps may be used for measuring very high voltages by holding them at a separation greater than spark-over distance, and measuring the force between them. The voltage may then be calculated easily and accurately from well known electrostatic principles. Among the advantages of this type of measurement over the conventional spark-over methods are: no corrections are necessary for air temperature, humidity, and pressure; effective voltage values are given; measurements are not erratic; and numerous difficulties in taking measurements are avoided.
Keywords
Electrostatic measurements; Force measurement; Humidity measurement; Insulation; Pressure measurement; Sparks; Temperature; Voltmeters;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-3860
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-AIEE.1935.5057047
Filename
5057047
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